Saudi Aramco will find it increasingly hard to serve two masters
FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2020
Saudi Aramco released its first earnings report as a public company this week, and the oil giant's management discussed the results with analysts on a call Monday. By itself, Aramco's 2019 financial performance wasn't as strong as 2018, but not overly disappointing. However, these numbers show that Aramco - or more accurately the Saudi monarchy, which controls it - may have some hard choices ahead in 2020.